Wagon-body lifter.



No. 807,824. IATENTED DEC. 12, 1905.

J. H. SIMONTON.

WAGON BODY LIFTER.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 21, 1905.

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WAGON-BODY LIFTER.

specification o f Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 12, 1905.

Application filed September 21, 1905. Serial No. 279,493.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that LJonN H. SIMoNToN, a citizen of theUnited States, residing at Brighton, in the county of Tip ton and State of Tennessee, have invented certain new and useful 1mprovements in Wagon-Body Lifters, of which the following is a specification.

This invention has relation to lifting appliances especially designed for hoisting wagonbodies from the runninggear and holding them in suspension until again lowered into position upon the running-gear, the purpose being to provide a contrivance of this character which will admit of quick application to the wagon-body and instant and automatic disengagement therefrom after said body has settled upon the running-gear in its replacement thereon.

For a full description of the invention and the merits thereof, and also to acquire a knowledge of the details of construction of the means for effecting the result, reference is to be had to the following description and accompanying drawings.

While the invention may be adapted to different forms and conditions by changes in the structure and minor details without departing from the spirit or essential features thereof, still the preferred embodiment is shown in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a perspective view of a lifting appliance embodying the invention. Fig. 2 is an end view of said appliance, showing it in operative position. Fig. 3 is a front view of dthe appliance, showing it fitted to a wagonbo y.

Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the following description'and indicated in all the views of the drawings by the same reference characters.

The lifting appliance comprises end pieces 1, a tie 2, connecting said end pieces at a point between their extremities, and a Windlass 3, journaled at or near its ends in the parts 1 and provided with a'crank 4 at one end by means of which rotation of said Windlass is corresponding to the width of the wagonbody 7, designed to be received between them.

A notch 8 is provided in an edge of each end piece 1, near its lower extremity, to receive a projection 9 at the side of the wagon-body near the lower corner. The tie 2 is adapted to engage the end of the wagon-body and in conjunction with the projections 9 and engaging-shoulders formed by the notches 8 serves to hold the lifter in position when the cords or ropes 5 are under tension.

The projections 9, one near each lower corner of the wagon-body, may be provided in any manner and usually consist of bolts fitted to the sides of the wagon-body in any substantial manner. These projections enter the notches 8 of the end pieces 1 and engage with the lower shoulders formed by means of said notches and sustain the weight when the wagon-body is lifted.

- It is highly important to the successful operation of the lifting appliance that the end pieces 1 be spaced apart a distance corresponding to the width of the wagon-body, so as to snugly embrace the sides thereof to hold the notched engaging ends in cooperative relation with the projections 9, so as to prevent any possible slipping or disengagement. When the lifting device is in position, it assumes an upward and outward inclination with reference to the wagon body, as shown most clearly in Fig. 2 of the drawings, the tie 2 bearing against the end of the wagon-body and the notched ends 8 of the parts 1 receiving the projections 9. Rotation of the crank 4 effects a corresponding movement of the Windlass to wind the cords or ropes 5 thereon, wherebyv the wagon-body is elevated, and when hoisted to the required point the crankhandle 6 is pushed inward to engage with either the lifter or wagon-body to prevent backward rotation of the Windlass and a corresponding unwinding of said cords or ropes. When it is required to lower the wagon-body upon the running-gear, the corner-handle 6 is drawn outward and the windlass 3' permitted to rotate backward, so as to unwind the cords or ropes, and after the wagon-body has settled upon the runninggear the upper outer end of the lifter will descend and permit instant removal of the .appliance from the wagon-body, either by means of lifting the same from the projections 9 or in any manner that may readily suggest itself according to the exigencies of the case. It is or to come in engagement with any object which would tend to efiectlateral displacement of one or both of said end pieces. The Windlass 3, besides serving to wind the cords or ropes 5 thereon, supplements the action of the tie 2 in bracing and staying the end-pieces 1,

thereby giving greater rigidity to the structure as a whole.

Having thus described the inventlon, what is claimed as new is A lifting appliance for wagon-bodies comprising transversely-spaced end pieces, having end portions free and provided with books and adapted to receive between them the wagon-body to be elevated, said hooks adapted to make positive connection with outer projDctions at the sides. of the Wagon-body to hold the appliance in suspension and in proper position, a tie connecting said end pieces at a point between their ends and adapted to engage with the end of the wagon-body and to act jointly with the hooks-and projections to retain the device in operative position, and a Windlass journaled in opposite ends of said end, pieces and serving to connect and brace the same.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in.

presence of two witnesses. JOHN H. SIMONTON. [L. s] Witnesses:

T. R. GRAY, W. P. SIMoNToN. 

